Nicolas Protin began his wine journey with the Beaune harvest in 2008. The following year, he harvested at Domaine Comte Armand in Pommard. In 2010, he truly fell in love with wine in Australia. He continued in the New World with New Zealand harvest, working with Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay grapes. To master vinification, he started the viticulture training course in Beaune in 2012. He worked again at Domaine Comte Armand with Benjamin Leroux for 2012 and 2013 seasons in the vineyard. He also vinified at Domaine Terre de Velles in Auxey-Duresses. In this domaine, he worked as well in the vineyard on the tractor and in the cellar for 4 years. In 2017, he started his own business as a  vineyard contractor. Now, 7 domaines use his services: Lou Dumont (Gevrey-Chambertin), Château de la Commaraine (Pommard), Domaine Comte Armand (Pommard), Michel Arcelain (Pommard), Gabriel Poulet (Fussey), Maison Ulize/Antoine Petitprez (Savoie/Bourgogne) and Pascal Pernod (Gevrey-Chambertin). 

After all these experiences in the cellar & the relationships with these domaines as contractor, he was able to buy some grapes from them. Starting in his garage in 2020, he began vinifying in his own way Chardonnay & Pinot Noir. In fact, he buys the grapes coming from the very plots he took care of all year long. Not like every other small négoce in Burgundy, he actually knows the grapes and knows how to approach the terroir & the vintage each year. 

For vinification, the general idea is to have a simple process that is to say to have a ‘low tech wine’ meaning no pumping & no machine. As for the style, he focuses on the purity of the fruit & the softness of the tannins in order to have an authentic wine.